Appeal No. 24/SCIC/2013 Decided on 23/06/2014

GOA STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION

Ground Floor, Shrama Shakti Bhavan, Patto Plaza, Panaji – Goa.

CORAM: Smt. Leena Mehendale, State Chief Information Commissioner

Appeal No. 24/SCIC/2013

Decided on 23/06/2014

Shri. Ashok J. Patil,

R/o. Khaluli, Kirlapal,

Dabal, Goa. ……… Appellant

V/s.

1.Secretary/ Public Information Officer,

O/o. Village Panchayat OF Kirlapal –Dabal ,

Kirlapal , Dabal, Dharbandora, Goa.

2. Block Development Officer/ First Appellate Authority ,

O/o. Block Development Office Dharbandora Block,

Dharbandora, Goa. ………..Respondents

O R D E R (Open Court)

RTI application filed on : 08/08/2012

PIO reply on : 18/09/2012

First Appeal filed on : 31/10/2012

FAA Order dated : Not on record

Second Appeal filed on : 30/01/2013

1) This second Appeal results from RTI application filed before PIO and Village Panchayat Officer,Kirlapal , Dabal on 08/08/2012. The appellant is Ex-Sarpanch of Village Kirlapal, asking information about monthly meeting of the Panchayat between period January 2012 to April 2012. Then he sent another letter dated 17/09/2012 which is the notice to the PIO for not providing information. The PIO has sent reply on 18/09/2012 which appellant claims to receive on 04/10/2012.

2) Hence First Appeal was made to Directorate of Panchayat on 29/09/2012. Another appeal was made to BDO and FAA on 31/10/2012. In between Director of Panchayat vide letter dated 10/10/2012 asked the appellant to approach the proper FAA namely the BDO Dharbandora.

3) Then the Second Appeal is filed on 30/01/2013 before the SCIC alleging negligence on part of the PIO and claiming that the FAA has failed to decide the appeal.

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Notices were issued to the PIO respondent no.1 and FAA respondent no.2 to file their replies on 15/04/2013. The respondents continued to remain absent and also failed to file any reply.

Second notice was issued on 10/04/2014 in reply to which the present PIO and Village Panchayat Officer of Kirlapal, Dabal and the present FAA Mr. Satish Prabhu BDO, remained present on 23/06/2014. Full set of Second Appeal documents was given to present BDO by the Advocate Dessai for appellant. The advocate also stated that he waives action against earlier BDO/PIO but wants the present FAA to properly dispose off his first appeal. The present FAA orally undertook to dispose off the appeal dated 31/10/2012 within a month from today.

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In view of the above agreement, this Appeal is closed as allowed. Order declared in Open Court. Inform the Parties.

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(Leena Mehendale)

Goa State Chief Information Commissioner,

Panaji – Goa.